The Benevolent Missions of Atlanta (BMA’s) two decades of helping to advance primary education in both Jamaica and Metro Atlanta took centrestage in the Peach State capital city recently. For BMA, it was a major milestone. The nonprofit...
WASHINGTON DC: “Mi glad fi si ounu, yu si. Mi glad bag almost buss up,” declared Dr Bertram L. Melbourne, a Jamaica-born professor of New Testament studies and a former associate and interim dean of Howard University School of Divinity. His...
FREDERICKSBURG, Virginia: In the hallowed halls of historic Shiloh Baptist Church, where generations of African-Americans have gathered for worship and community, Jamaica was well represented as tributes flowed to a diplomatic pioneer whose...
EAST HANOVER, New Jersey: Four distinguished Jamaican-Americans received dual recognition for their outstanding contributions as Highland Park Mayor Elsie Foster partnered with the Jamaica Organization of New Jersey (JON-J) to celebrate excellence...
WASHINGTON, DC: A grand celebration of 63 years of Jamaica’s Independence from Britain takes the spotlight in the District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia (DMV) region on Sunday, July 27, with Jamaicans and friends of Jamaica coming together to mark...
WASHINGTON, DC: The Union of Jamaican Alumni Associations (USA) Inc (UJAA) is marking its 35th anniversary with a special edition of its Leadership Development Academy (LDA) series, bringing together past and present leaders to celebrate...
WASHINGTON, DC: Jamaica Organization of New Jersey’s (JON-J) annual Awards of Excellence and Independence Gala is set to kick off activities marking Jamaica’s 63rd year of independence, which is observed August 6. The gala, scheduled for Saturday,...
“Glen Campbell Day” and the man himself were the toast of Dekalb County in Atlanta Georgia, on May 25, to honour renowned Jamaican actor and comedian Glen Campbell, O.D. A second proclamation – compliments of the Georgia State Senate – recognised...
WASHINGTON, DC: In a region where a wave of collaborative security expertise is emerging, ten Jamaicans were among 35 Caribbean law enforcement professionals who graduated on Friday, May 16 from the prestigious Caribbean Security and Defence...
WASHINGTON, DC: As testament to the rising influence of Caribbean-Americans in New England politics, three trailblazing mayors of Caribbean descent will headline the honorees at the West Indies Social Club of Hartford’s diamond-studded 75th...
Washington DC: A plaque is to be unveiled later this month in Atlanta, Georgia to honour Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey. The event is set for March 25 at the Big Bethel AME Church in downtown Atlanta. Historically, Big...
Washington, DC: St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Washington, DC, was filled to capacity, with mourners paying tribute to Jamaica-born president and CEO of Marketing Consultant Ltd, Vashti Yolanda Henriques on Thursday, February 27. She died on...
EDISON, NEW JERSEY: Three former teachers of Cedric Titus High School in Clark’s Town, Trelawny, were honoured for contributing a total of 106 years of service to that institution by the North America Chapter of their past students association....
WASHINGTON, DC: Two outstanding Jamaican philanthropists are to receive special recognition at this year’s David ‘Wagga’ Hunt Scholarship’s red carpet gala, set for Saturday, March 8. The Washington, DC-based scholarship foundation will recognise...
NEW YORK: Valerie Bailey, Esq took office this past January 12 as the new president of the Jamaica Organization of New Jersey (JON-J), a long-standing philanthropic organisation of Jamaicans. She agreed to carry forward the torch Owen Eccles held...
WASHINGTON, DC: Five students of Jamaican heritage, who are attending colleges and universities in the United States, have been awarded the 2024 Jamaican Nationals Association (JNA) College Student Scholarships. Each awarded US$1,000 in assistance...
Washington DC: Consul general of Jamaica in New York, Alsion Wilson, has hailed the Help Jamaica Medical Mission (HelpJaMM) for its unwavering dedication to providing ‘quality healthcare to the mentally disadvantaged in Jamaica and New Jersey’. In...
WASHINGTON, DC: Jamaica’s Honorary Consul in Philadelphia Christopher Chaplin has lauded the members of the Caribbean Medical Missions (CMM) for over 20 years of service to the Caribbean, calling their efforts “selfless work” by a “remarkable...
WASHINGTON, DC. The Jamaica Nurses Association of New Jersey (JNANJ) has elected Celia O’Gilvie as its new president. O’Gilvie, a healthcare professional with over 17 years of experience, brings a wealth of knowledge and a fresh perspective to her...
WASHINGTON, DC: Moving to Republic status, even without immediately resolving the question of the final court of appeal, ‘is a practical and sensible approach’ to constitutional reform. That was the word from Prime Minister Andrew Holness in his...
WASHINGTON DC: The Trelawny Municipal Corporation is to construct a new two-storey multi-purpose complex to replace its present office building which also houses the offices of the Trelawny Parish Court. The structure is over 250 years old. Mayor...
DOVER, Delaware: Prime Minister Andrew Holness was on Friday conferred with an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by the Delaware State University, a privately governed, state-assisted, historically black land-grant research university in Dover,...
WASHINGTON, DC: By 2 p.m., the numbers in Rockland Lake State Park in Rockland County, upstate New York, had swelled to some 8,000 picnickers from across North America, and as far away as the United Kingdom, Canada, and Jamaica, to pack the...
Washington, DC: Two Washington area Caribbean-American community champions – Dominica-born lawyer, Gabriel Christian, and Jamaica-born doctor, Ursula McClymont – are to be honoured by the Caribbean Council of Prince George’s County, Maryland, at...
Washington, DC: Jamaica-born Natalee S. Snider has been named as the new director of the Mayor’s Office on Caribbean Community Affairs (MOCCA). The announcement made by Mayor Muriel E. Bowser, on Thursday, follows her declaration of June as...
